간장

Korean

Etymology 1

간 (gan) +‎ 장 (jang, 醬)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠ɲd͡ʑa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [간장]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ganjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ganjang
McCune–Reischauer?	kanjang
Yale Romanization?	kan.cang

Noun

간장 • (ganjang)

1. soy sauce made from soybean

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 肝臟

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈka̠(ː)ɲd͡ʑa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [간(ː)장]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ganjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ganjang
McCune–Reischauer?	kanjang
Yale Romanization?	kān.cang

Noun

간장 • (ganjang) (hanja 肝臟)

1. liver and intestine

Related terms

• 간 (肝, gan)